Stoeser No. 4

Stoeser No. 4 is an earth dam located in Stanley County, South Dakota, built in 2008. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Stoeser No. 4

The primary purpose of Stoeser No. 4 is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Bernard Stoeser (private). It impounds the Ash Creek-tr.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 632 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 128 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles. Completed in 2008, the structure is relatively new.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyStanley
River/StreamAsh Creek-tr
Coordinates44.36129, -100.66094

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length632 ft
Year Completed2008 (18 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage128 acre-ft
Max Storage128 acre-ft
Normal Storage40 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Drainage Area2 sq mi
Max Discharge1,037 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerBernard Stoeser
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDSD02679
Federal IDSD02679
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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